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What is it the professor tells Ossipon he must sometimes do in seeking his goal? (from Chapter 4)

Rent a very small apartment and scrimp on money.

Seek funds from revolutionary groups.

Work various extra jobs to pay for bomb components.

Skip meals for a day or two, as bomb components are expensive.

In Ossipon's discussion with the professor at the latter's residence, who is said not to read newspapers as they make him sad? (from Chapter 13)

The Professor.

Michaelis.

Yundt.

Mr. Verloc.

How is the professor traveling while amazed at the sense of security those around him feel, unaware they could all be blown up at any time? (from Chapter 5)

Walking down a street past other people.

Riding in a tram car with other passengers aboard.

Riding aboard a train amongst other passengers.

Riding in a horse-drawn carriage down a crowded street.

What is it that Ossipon wonders about for a brief time subsequent to learning of the Greenwich Park explosion and suspecting who was killed? (from Chapter 4)

What will the extended family of the bomb victim do?

If there are any, what will happen to the bomb victim's children?

What will the group the bomb victim belonged to do?

What will the bomb victim's spouse now do?

What reaction does Heat's supervisor have upon initially hearing of Michaelis's connection with the Greenwich Park explosion investigation? (from Chapter 5)

He is glad.

He chuckles mockingly.

He is irritated.

He smiles briefly.

When the assistant commissioner speaks with him early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, the secretary of state is in what condition? (from Chapter 7)

Well-rested, having taken a nap in the afternoon.

Exhausted, having worked throughout the entire day.

Acceptable, as it had been an easy workday.

Fine, as a secretary handled many administrative matters.

In chapter 13, where is Ossipon found holding his head in between his fists at a window inside the professor's residence? (from Chapter 13)

At a coffee table.

At a flower table.

At a kitchen table.

At a deal table.

In the Silenus, Ossipon pulls out a newspaper clipping he says is ten days old. What is the newspaper clipping about? (from Chapter 13)

The death of a man stabbed in the parlor of his own home.

The death of a young man killed in the explosion at Greenwich Park.

The death of a woman who threw herself over the rail of a steamship.

The arrest of the French first secretary for espionage and terrorism.

What two things did Heat learn several months subsequent to his first encountering Mr. Verloc, when Heat again saw Mr. Verloc and the latter was followed? (from Chapter 6)

Mr. Verloc was both a spy and an explosives expert.

Mr. Verloc was a secret agent who lived in an affluent neighborhood.

Mr. Verloc was Austrian and married to a woman seven years his senior.

Mr. Adolf Verloc's name and that he had gotten married that day.

10)

Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion? (from Chapter 5)

In a beer hall near the professor's residence.

In a Scotland Yard interrogation room.

In an alley between two busy streets.

In the vicinity of Greenwich Park.

11)

Which type of fish does the assistant commissioner eventually tell Private Secretary Toodles he is pursuing in connection with the Greenwich Park bombing case on the evening of that incident? (from Chapter 10)

A minnow.

A sardine.

A whale.

A dog-fish.

12)

What sort of restaurant does the assistant commissioner eat dinner at on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast? (from Chapter 7)

Italian.

Spanish.

Greek.

French.

13)

What did Heat tell his supervisor were everywhere at the scene of the Greenwich Park explosion? (from Chapter 5)

Glass slivers and bits.

Tin strips and bits.

Cardboard shreds and bits.

Ceramic chips and bits.

14)

After stabbing Mr Verloc, Winnie's reaction is to what? (from Chapter 11)

To let out a faint shriek, snatch quickly at her skirts, and run to the door.

To begin sobbing uncontrolably and fall to her knees beside Mr. Verloc's body.

To make no sound at all beyond gathering her purse and walking calmly to the door.

To let out a loud scream, faint, and fall to the floor.

15)

The bomb The Professor carries on his person at all times is designed to kill anyone within how many feet of him? (from Chapter 4)

Seventy-five feet.

Twenty-five feet.

One hundred feet.

Fifty feet.

16)

What does Mr. Verloc give his wife to hide on the evening of the bombing, and where does she place it? (from Chapter 9)

A pigskin pocketbook containing a large quantity of money that she secures under her bodice.

A leather purse containing banknotes that she places under the mattress of their bed.

A locked satchel containing bomb components that she places in the attic.

A briefcase containing papers that she hides behind a tall, grandfather clock.

17)

When it becomes apparent during their confrontation that Winnie wants to leave him, what does Mr. Verloc say to get a response from her? (from Chapter 11)

He might not have been caught if not for Winnie having sewn the name label into her brother's coat, but he forgives her.

He might not have been caught if not for Winnie having sewn the name label into her brother's cap, but he forgives her.

He might not have been caught if not for Winnie having spoken with Chief Inspector Heat, but he forgives her.

He might not have been caught if not for Winnie having spoken with the assistant commissioner, but he forgives her.

18)

In addition to being aware that Winnie's mother left, what else is Mr. Verloc's reaction to the domestic troubles in his home? (from Chapter 8)

He tells Winnie to hire a neighbor to clean and he will help too.

He approaches Winnie in an attempt to resolve them.

He is mainly oblivious.

While concerned, he is trusting Winnie will resolve them.

19)

As they prepare to escape from Lonaon, how much of Mr. Verloc's money does Winnie give to Ossipon, and what does she tell him aids in the use of it? (from Chapter 12)

She gives him all but a little of her husband's money and stipulates she does not know if it is traceable, but he banked out of the country.

She gives him all of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable.

She gives him half of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable.

She gives him part of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable as he banked in Switzerland.

20)

What mode of transport are Ossipon and the professor aboard as they head to the Silenus in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

In the lower half of an omnibus.

Atop an omnibus.

A horse-drawn hansom.

A tram.

21)

How is the assistant commissioner feeling about his decision to take his new law enforcement position in London? (from Chapter 6)

He is happily settled in, but does miss the satisfaction of closing investigations with convictions of criminals.

He is not happily settled in, but does not miss the hassle of conducting investigations.

He is happily settled in.

He is not happily settled in.

22)

What does Winnie request of her husband in response to his decision to go outside on the afternoon of his first day back from his trip? (from Chapter 9)

That he let Stevie accompany him along.

That he let Stevie go with him, as her brother is not allowed out unaccompanied.

That he let both Winnie and Stevie accompany him as a family.

That he let Winnie and Stevie visit their mother.

23)

In chapter 7, what does the assistant commissioner ensure when he returns to his office following his evening meeting with the secretary of state? (from Chapter 7)

That no one can observe the assistant commissioner executing his plan.

That an investigator is assigned to follow Heat.

That Heat has already departed for his home.

That surveillance is placed on the Verloc shop.

24)

How does Winnie learn Stevie was killed in the bombing earlier that day at Greenwich Park? (from Chapter 9)

When Heat figures out it was Winnie's brother who was killed, he then delivers this news to her in person.

Heat shows her Stevie's overcoat name tag and she reads the newspaper article about the bombing.

Winnie listened through the keyhole between the parlor and the kitchen when Heat interviewed her husband.

Winnie determines herself it was Stevie as her husband returned late without him and was acting strangely.

25)

While speaking with the Professor, Ossipon gains information that leads him to believe who was blown up in the Greenwich Park explosion? (from Chapter 4)